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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jake tells his father Tom at the end of Chapter 11 that the monster outside his window had been taking what action?
(a) Jumping.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Whispering.
(d) Floating.

2. In Chapter 5, when Jake and Tom get ready to move, how many months have passed since Rebecca's death?
(a) 18.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

3. It is revealed in Chapter 21 by Neil's murderer that he had kept Neil for how many months before killing him?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. How many words has Tom produced by the end of the day portrayed in Chapter 18?
(a) 600.
(b) 800.
(c) 300.
(d) 1,200.

5. What color hair does Karen have when Tom first meets her at Jake's school?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Karen's son, as revealed in Chapter 13?

2. Nearly all of the pictures Jake draws are of what types of scenes?

3. Which character was referred to in the newspapers as "The Whisper Man" (36)?

4. By the time Amanda hosts a press conference, how many hours have passed since Neil's disappearance?

5. What color were the tracks pants Neil was reportedly wearing when he went missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the girl in the checked white-and-blue dress repeats the whole rhyme to Jake in Chapter 17, what acts does it warn against taking?

2. From whose perspective is the beginning of Chapter 1 narrated and what is the setting?

3. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?

4. For what reason has Tom worried about the trajectory of his career in the wake of Rebecca's death?

5. What aspect of Jake's drawing bothers Tom in Chapter 8?

6. With what sentiment does the writer of the prologue end his address to his son Jake?

7. What development causes Pete to tell Amanda that there is likely a break in the Neil Spencer case coming up?

8. The reader learns in Chapter 19 the reason behind Pete's divorce from his wife Sally. What was the reason?

9. In what way does the final line of Chapter 1 refer back to the novel's title and why?

10. Why do the other officers involved in the search for Neil in Chapter 2 consider Pete's presence odd?

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